Bulgaria Sprints

Sofka Popova

Also known as Sofka Kazandzheva

Born: 15 Aug 1953 · 73
Birthplace: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
On the podium: 1969 – 1982
Olympian: 1× · Moscow

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16 international medals

All 16 results Report missing info

Biography

Bulgarian sprinter, scholar. Competed 1980 Moscow Olympics. Two-time European Indoor sprint champion. She bagged six gold in Balkan Championships, but only one for individual: 100 metres in 1980 Sofia in front of her home crowd with 11.15 championships record.

Retired after 1982 season.

PERSONAL BESTS:
100m: 11.15 (Sofia 1980)
200m: 23.28 (Moscow 1980)
60m indoor: 7.11 (Sindelfingen 1980)

TRIVIA
♦ She worked as lecturer in Ruse and Sofia academies. Now, member of Vasil Levski National Sports Academy (NSA).
♦ Has numerous books & publications about sports science. Became a professor in 1999.
♦ Clubs: AFD Trakia, Akademik Sofia, Danube Ruse

By championship

Championship				Total
Universiade	0	1	0	1
European Indoor	2	1	1	4
Balkan Athletics Championships	6	4	1	11
International total	8	6	2	16

Medals 16

Year	Championship	Event	Venue	Place	Mark	Record
1982	European Indoor	60m	Milan	2	7.19 i
1981	European Indoor	50m	Grenoble	1	6.17 i
1980	Balkan Athletics Championships	4x100m	Sofia	1	43.81	CR
1980	Balkan Athletics Championships	100m	Sofia	1	11.15 +1.4	CRNR
1980	European Indoor	60m	Sindelfingen	1	7.11 i
1979	Balkan Athletics Championships	4x100m	Pireaus	1	44.19	CR
1979	Balkan Athletics Championships	200m	Pireaus	2	23.53 0.0
1977	Balkan Athletics Championships	4x100m	Ankara	1	44.24	CR
1977	Balkan Athletics Championships	100m	Ankara	2	11.61 +5.0
1977	Universiade	4x100m	Sofia	2	44.30
1973	Balkan Athletics Championships	4x100m	Pireaus	2	45.81
1972	Balkan Athletics Championships	4x100m	Izmir	1	44.7	CRNR
1971	European Indoor	4x200m	Sofia	3	1:39.7 i
1970	Balkan Athletics Championships	4x100m	Bucharest	1	45.9
1970	Balkan Athletics Championships	100m	Bucharest	2	11.7 +1.4	NR
1969	Balkan Athletics Championships	100m	Sofia	3	12.2